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Red River Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty Act

An Act to give effect to the Red River Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Summary

  • Gives legal effect to the Red River Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty (signed Nov. 30, 2024), affirms it under sections 25 and 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, and makes it binding on all persons and bodies.
  • Approves a related tax treatment agreement (distinct from the Treaty), requires judicial notice of the Treaty, the tax agreement, and Red River Métis laws, and mandates publication for evidentiary certainty.
  • Establishes that the Treaty prevails over conflicting federal laws, permits Federal Court judicial review of Manitoba Métis Federation administrative decisions after internal appeals, and excludes Red River Métis laws and Treaty instruments from the Statutory Instruments Act.
  • Authorizes Governor in Council regulations to implement the Treaty in collaboration with the Manitoba Métis Federation, validates certain past MMF actions, and amends the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act to recognize the MMF as an aboriginal government for information-sharing and confidentiality.

Builder Assessment

Abstain

Principles Analysis

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Canada should aim to be the world's most prosperous country.

Primarily a rights and governance recognition bill; potential economic benefits via legal certainty are indirect and unquantified.

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Promote economic freedom, ambition, and breaking from bureaucratic inertia (reduce red tape).

Judicial notice and clarity may reduce disputes, but parallel jurisdiction could add compliance complexity for businesses; net impact on red tape is unclear.

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Drive national productivity and global competitiveness.

No direct productivity measures; any gains would stem from improved governance certainty for Red River Métis institutions, not economy-wide reforms.

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Grow exports of Canadian products and resources.

No export provisions; potential local project certainty could help, but the bill is not trade-focused.

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Encourage investment, innovation, and resource development.

Clearer legal footing and a tax treatment agreement could encourage investment in MMF jurisdictions, but specifics and scale are not provided.

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Deliver better public services at lower cost (government efficiency).

Creates a recognized self-government framework that may streamline services for citizens, but overall fiscal and efficiency impacts are not disclosed.

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Reform taxes to incentivize work, risk-taking, and innovation.

Approves a tax treatment agreement without detailing incentives or rate structures; pro-growth effects are unknown.

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Focus on large-scale prosperity, not incrementalism.

Important for Indigenous rights and governance, but its economic scope is targeted rather than broad-based.

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C-21

PartyMinister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
StatusAt second reading in the House of Commons
Last updatedN/A
TopicsIndigenous Affairs, Economics
Parliament45